The exterior of the renovated house still looks like a historic village home, but with a totally updated profile. Everything but the roof was removed and replaced. 'We built an entirely new house inside of the old one,' says homeowner Ricky Restiano. / Peter Carr/The Journal News

Catherine Holland stands on the finished product. The floating staircase is now the centerpiece of this house. / Peter Carr/The Journal News

The couple decided to relocate the staircase to the middle of the house. Here's a look at the space framed out. / Ricky Restiano

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Old photos of this Piermont house which was renovated top to bottom by Catherine Holland and Ricky Restiano, show it in various stages of being dismantled. In one, the house, with new windows framed out, is definitely listing precariously toward the right.

“Basically, everything except the roof was removed and then replaced,” says Restiano, who worked on the project constantly, bringing in professionals when it was necessary.

The couple worked with NYC-based architects Bill Kenworthy and Hermann Zschiegner.

“Essentially, we built an entirely new house inside the shell of an old one,” Restiano says.

The end result is a spectacularly designed and built home, with a new electrical system, new plumbing and HVAC, a new sewer system and radiant heat from polished concrete floors in the lower level. There are all new windows, landscaping, and yes, it was also re-roofed.